LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
RAIN AND BECAME COLD APPRECIABLY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY LAST NIGHT WERE GENERALLY ELEVEN DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 10.6 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COLD AND
DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION WITH RELATIVELY
LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. IT WILL BE COLD.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 9 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS IN THE MORNING, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BECOMING FINE AND DRY DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 15 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH COLD MORNINGS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.02.2020